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New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces

By Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal-Anchorage Press June 4, 2025

A startup company is proposing to build a large Bitcoin mining operation on Alaska’s North Slope later this year that’s expected to be powered by the region’s abundant natural gas — a test of an operation that it wants to grow into the largest in the nation.

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